Anticipated Releases (January- March 2026)

 Hey guys, this is Abi here, 

And I'm here with my Anticipated Releases- for the first three months of 2026! 

I can't believe it's just a couple of weeks until 2026! (And how many good books are coming too.)

I don't have a huge amount on this list, just four at the moment. (I'm sure the second I click publish I'll think of a lot more though.) But sometimes a small list can be nice. 

Without further ado, I hope you enjoy reading my post. 

~January~

1. Fence Breakthrough: Quarter Clash #1, by C.S. Pacat & Johanna the Mad (Illustrator)

Release date: 7th January, 2026

I'm not terribly sure where this alligns in the Fence story, but I do know that I will read it. Honestly, I'm willing to read anything that is published in the Fence universe at this point. 

This installment follows the Kings Row fencing team- who have successfully made their way to the fencing semi finals- one step closer to beating Exton! 

But as usual, Aiden has already lost interest in progressing with fencing- and nobody is even suprised! 

Can Harvard help Aiden to get his head in the game before the team falls apart? Or are they forced to carry on the road to victory without him? 

I do love a Harvard and Aiden story, and this one sounds like it's centred around them. 

~February~

1. Sibylline, by Melissa de la Cruz

Release date: 3rd February, 2026

I couldn't possibly begin to do this blurb justice, so I'm just going to quote it: 

"Raven, Atticus and Dorian have dreamed of attending Sibylline for as long as they can remember. 

But when the magical ivy league rejects them, the friends' plan of a future together studying the

arcade comes crashing down. 

Until they decide to steal an education. 

Getting jobs on campus, they sneak into lectures and swipe forbidden texts, dodging the

administation's watchful eye. In the quiet of the night, in the thrill of secrecy, their magic awakens. And 

so do long-buried attractions that turn their friendship into something more. 

But like magic, love can create, and it can destroy. As unrequited feelings and resentment threaten 

to fracture their bond, the trio discovers an insidious magic that has sunk it's claws into Sibylline, 

killing students and corroding the very bones of the university. Now the three intruders may be the 

key to saving the institute from wreckage... if they don't wreck one another first." 

I first came across Melissa de la Cruz when I was a teenager, with her Blue Bloods series. I found it interesting, but as my library was pretty small, I was never able to read more than the one book. (I wasn't very clued up on ordering from other branches.) 

Now, over a decade later, I came across this, and wow! This looks like quite the transformation from the slightly above average vampire-book-in-new-york novel I read in 2014. 

I really hope I get around to reading this. 

2. Amari and the Metalwork Menace (Supernatural Investigations #4), by B.B. Alston

Release date: 26th February, 2026

I put this on here, because I really enjoyed the first two books, and want to continue on with the series. I know I would have, except I keep giving them the option for them to buy me it, BUT THEY JUST WON'T.

Let me explain. When it's my birthday, or Christmas, I give my group of friends a choice of two books to pick between. I've given Amari and the Despicable Wonders to two/ three of friends in the group, and I still don't own it. To be honest, it's not their fault, I could easily go and get it myself, but I just haven't. 

One day. Because I love this series. I love the characters, the fast-paced action scenes, the sentimentel scenes with Amari and her brother. It's a solid series. 

~March~

1. A Soul Full of Shadows (Skulduggery Pleasant #18), by Derek Landy 

The last book. 

It's finally here. 

16 years I've been following this series. 

I started this series when I was 12. Recommended by a friend, I immediately became hooked. When I went to sleep at night, my head was filled with skeleton detectives, female fighters in leather running up walls, tailors covered in marks, all over his body, and a young girl, being introduced in magic, and a whole world of adventure. 

I'm not ready for this series to end. 

You can bet I'll be doing the re-read to end all re-reads before this release. 

I can't wait, to give it the send off it deserves. 

Release date is 26th March. 

Okay! Those are all the books I am looking forward to reading the next three months! Very few choices this time around, but maybe that's what I need to get on top of my unread pile? I guess we'll see. 

As always, feel free to comment what your anticipated releases are, and we can chat about them! It might even co-erse me into adding it to my list! 

Okay! I hope you have a lovely evening, and I'll see you all soon! 

Byeeeee! 

-Abi xxxxx